Homebrew Programming languages

[Shazzo]

I was just wondering about what programming language I needed to know in order to make a homebrew. I'm learning C# at the moment.

On that note, is developing with DevKitPro similar to developing with something like Visual Studio 2005? Or maybe Notepad? Those are the programs I'm used to.

Thanks in advance.

 

[DeMoN]

Apparently it's C and C++

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_h...rew#Programming

 

[Shazzo]

Are those much different from C#?

Like, do you start with

using System;

public class DSgame
{
public void Main()
{
}
}

 

[CockroachMan]

Working with consoles, the only choices you have are C and C++ (or assembly, but, no one is crazy enough for that).

Are those much different from C#?

Like, do you start with

using System;

public class DSgame
{
public void Main()
{
}
}

I find C# more like Java than C..

in C programs start with:
CODE#include

int main(){
}

Not much different..

 

[Shazzo]

Hmm... I have enough trouble with C# as it is. Is there maybe a code converter I can download somewhere? Or can Visual Studio recompile code in a different language? That way, I wouldn't have to learn another language. One's hard enough...

I hope I'm not breaking the rules by asking for a program like this.

 

[sadak5]

C# is a Hybrid program son of a .... crazy programmer who mixed the c++ (not C) language with the easiness of Visual Basic (VB is not hard to learn, but if you want tu use all it's power, it becomes a lot powerfull). I think if you know C# you can learn C++ (C->VB->C#->C++ is the order I learned them). There a re few differences between C# and C++ (example, the pointers in C# are class[.]Memorymethod, and in c++ are class[->]Memorymethod). You can program in Visual studio to respect the syntaxis (i think there is a way to import the libraries of devkitpro in VC++).

I'm a programmer who both works in VB and C#, if you have any question PM or send me an email.

 

[DanTheManMS]

Technically you can also use Java (VERY limited implementation, java4nds), Perl (through miniPerl in DSLinux) or BASIC (using DSBasic). But if you're trying to use DevKitARM to compile apps directly for the DS, you'll need to use C or C++.

 

[Psyfira]

Is there maybe a code converter I can download somewhere? Or can Visual Studio recompile code in a different language?

Sorry, you'll have to do this the good old fashioned way. Fortunately the thing about programming is that your first language is the most difficult, once you know how to think like a programmer picking up another language becomes a hell of a lot easier.

Don't expect results overnight or anything, but it can't hurt to try.

 

[sadak5]

In the school were i first learned C we had a say: "Learn C... then Forget C... Is like breath... do you need to remember how to breath?"

 

[dipper145]

I use PA_Lib to make homebrew in visual c++ 2005 express edition.